I once was in northern California and we were cruising in our jeep on our way to a . We saw a very large creepy thing crawling on the dirt road we were driving on. My dad slammed on the brakes and we all got out of the car. We took all our lights and flashed them on what was a taranchula. Super creepy!

Well it wasn't really when I was hiking, more like kayaking in Alaska in the gulf. We were about 2 hours in trying to find a whale. When my paddle bumped something, I turned around, it was ... I kid you not... a coconut. :/ Most likely it fell of a cruise liner, but still a person can marvel. P.s. coconuts, float for those who did not know.